This comedian was blacklisted from nearly every comedy club in the country, after he was arrested in 1961 on obscenity charges. He died of a heroine overdose in 1966 at age 40
This Italian physicist, who has an element named after him, is considered one of the top scientists of the 20th century and was born on this date in 1901.
This famous explorer gained fame after writing his book Il Milione and was one of the few Europeans to meet Kublai Khan. He was born on this date in 1254.